CIO weekly wrap-up: Business continuity plans, BI apps, IT insourcing

It’s a dreary June Monday here in New England — I hope the weather is better in your neck of the woods! This past week at SearchCIO.com, we examined methods for a successful business continuity plan, business intelligence applications and strategy and IT insourcing of previously outsourced IT jobs. Get links to the full stories below:

Business continuity plan needs the right leader, metrics to succeed – A successful business continuity plan requires business leadership, whose role includes setting the metrics that will drive disaster recovery spending.

CIOs take business intelligence applications, strategy to next level – CIOs are advancing the capabilities of their business intelligence applications in various ways, including tackling self-service, real-time data and predictive analytics. Here’s how.

IT insourcing can bring jobs, cost savings back in-house, experts say – IT insourcing is on the rise as companies terminate IT outsourcing contracts or let them expire. Here’s why, and whether it might work for you.